...BTJTTERWOKTH. The House having under consideration the bill (HR 9791) constituting; eight hours a, day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on "behalf of the Government of-the TTnited States or by contractors doing work or furnishing material for the Government, and providing...

...act of Congress, approved June 25, 1868, constituted on and after that date eight hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of "the Government of the United States, and repealed all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith : Now, therefore,...

...Congress, approved June 25, 18G8, constituted on and after that date eight hours a day's work for ail laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United Staies. and repealed all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith : Now, therefore,...

...8922 on the civil appropriation bill 4038 Pay, joint resolution ill. R. No. 47) in relation to, of laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States. received from House, 13 ; discussed, 14, 121 ; referred, 124; reported, 450....

...constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the Government of the United States." As this act was construed by Attorney-General Evarts, (12 Opins.,530,) and by Attorney-General Hoar in an opinion...

...provisions of the act of June 25, 1868, chap. 7i, declaring that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the United States, are not applicable to mechanics, workmen, and laborers who are in the employment of...

...act of Congress approved June 25, 1868, constituted, on and after that date, eight hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States; And whereas on the nineteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred...

...eight-hour law, passed June 25, 1808, which declares that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States, has been violated in the work done on the New York post-office building. No time...

...be, and hereby are, authorized and required, in the settlement of all accounts for the services of laborers, workmen, and mechanics, employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States between the iirtnfy-jifth day of June, 1868, and the nineteenth clay of May, 1869,...

...Claims. Also, a bill (HR 3952) to amend an act entitled "An act constituting eight hours a day's labor for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States, to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, a bill (HR 3953) for the relief of George...